The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-03
FOR THE GRAND JURY.
THE ASSISTANTS or POLICENiNI
HiRRIS SENT ON.

what Seems to bc an unproVoked Assault.
Crowd of Tough Citizens struck by ~
Fusilade of Rocks, Tin Buckets and
Miscellaneous Missiles.
The first case i'm the Police Court yes
tcrday was an unimportant one.
The second case taken up was that OF
Robert Coleman, Thomas Jude, David
Harris. James =. Mcckins, Page Morris
alins George Mosby, Joseph Hamilton,
Edward TAYLOR, Adolph Scott, Henry
Williams. John Thomas, and William
Robinson. charged with leloniously as
saulting and beating Policeman John
II. Harris in the county Of llcnricO with
i'm the jurisdiction of the Hastings Court
Policeman Harris appeared i'm court
with an ugly wound on the left side OF
his forehead. Colonel Ambcrs, Mcssrs
T.. A. Randolph, and William II. Beye-
ridge appeared as counsel for the accused,
Mr.. Samuel b. Witt representing the
Commonwealth.
POLICEMAN HARRIS oN THE STAND.
Mr.. Harris said that on last Wcdnes-
day evening after he was relieved from
duty he was standing in store on
Brook avenue when William Robinson
passed by. who made use Of AN oath and
said, "No man can take me" Upon
hearing This he 0Iarri.l went after him
Robinson ran down the street. crossed
the street and entered the house of Page
Morris. He followed and found him in
a room lying ON the floor under bed
He pulled him ont and had gotten into
the ward when some one cried out, Don't
let the take him, and rocks be-
gan To- be thrown from all directions
lie got his prisoner i'm the alley or street,
when me was struck on the side of the
head with a rock What took place ai-
terwards was a blank, rs he was knocked
inscnsible.
Mr.. Harris said there were from twenty
tO twenty-five negroes with rocks in their
hands lie identified PAGE Morris, Joseph
Hamilton. and Nose Baker as the leaders
i'm the riot
Policeman Boschcn knew nothing Of
the difficulty hut heard Page Morris say
81 have served six months for Mr. Ilar-
ri, he ought to put on his pOliccman's
coat and hat when hc attempts io make
am arrest
A REGULAR RIOT
Mr.J. + Floyd, who lives just across
the branch, said hc was sitting i'm his door
Wednesday evening when he saw Robin
son running, closely followed by Police
man Harris. They turned into am alley,
and a few minutes afterwards hc heard
rocks striking against houses and fences.
He ran TO the mouth of the alley when he
encountered Page Morris, who said the
first -d-man who comes into this alley
will be nv meat" Joe Hamilton and
Nose Baker were hurling'rocks at Police
man Harris, who was struggling with
Robinson Mr Harris was struck in the
back with a rock which caused him to
release Robinson, who grabbed a tin
bucket and struck at Mr.. Harris and
missed him. He then threw the bucket
at him. Joe Hamilton threw rock
which struck Mr. Harris ON the side of
the head and he fell to the ground
Peter Williams testified that he saw
Hamilton, Baker, Morris, Edward Tay-
lor, John Thomas, Robert Coleman, and
Thompson Jude throwing rocks while the
officer was cndcayoring TO arrest Robin
SON
All of the above were sent on 10 the
Hastings Court. The other. who were
CHARGED with the offence were discharged.
There was quite "a large attendance i'm
the court room including many colored
citizens of Bacons Quarter Branch and
little Africa